|
Posted by: Sean F, 18:06 AEST, Sun June 9, 2019 |
Weekly News Roundup for the week ending June 9, 2019 ... More |
|
Posted by: Sean F, 15:06 AEST, Tue June 4, 2019 |
Apple rebrands iTunes, but the piece of software almost everyone hates will still be around in spirit ... More |
|
Posted by: Sean F, 20:36 AEDT, Sun October 1, 2017 |
Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 1, 2017 ... More |
posted by: Sean F, 20:58 AEST, Sun September 17, 2017
Weekly News Roundup for the week ending September 17, 2017
posted by: Sean F, 17:30 AEST, Sun September 21, 2014
Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 21 September 2014
posted by: Sean F, 21:59 AEST, Sat September 20, 2014
Google's VP9 codec fails to make dent against the unstoppable juggernaut that is HEVC
posted by: Sean F, 21:11 AEST, Sun June 15, 2014
Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 15 June 2014
posted by: Sean F, 21:32 AEST, Sat June 14, 2014
Apple may be doing a bit of house cleaning by booting apps that allow copyrighted music to be downloaded, while also targeting apps that post excessively to social media (Candy Crush, anyone?)
posted by: Sean F, 17:36 AEDT, Thu February 14, 2013
The engineer that helped to launch the Xbox project says Microsoft's failure to embrace indie developers and user experience issues will make it lose the "living room" war to the likes of Apple and Android
posted by: Sean F, 20:05 AEDT, Sun November 18, 2012
Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 18 November 2012
posted by: Sean F, 14:14 AEDT, Thu November 15, 2012
iOS apps auto-posts piracy self-confessions on user's Twitter feeds, but is doing it for paying users too
posted by: Sean F, 14:49 AEDT, Sun October 28, 2012
US Copyright Office issues new, and revokes some, exemptions to current copyright laws, once again highlighting the arbitrary nature of copyright exemptions
posted by: Sean F, 18:24 AEST, Sun September 16, 2012
Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 16 September 2012
posted by: Sean F, 13:30 AEST, Mon July 23, 2012
Rights-holders in Germany make huge "piracy tax" demands from tech vendors, including a €36 on all phones sold in the country
posted by: Sean F, 19:53 AEDT, Thu March 15, 2012
iTunes' new 1080p video compares well to Blu-ray, despite only being a fraction of the size, tests show
posted by: Anne N, 19:23 AEDT, Fri October 21, 2011
Steve Jobs once vowed to go "thermonuclear" in a bid to destroy Google's Android, as he believed it was nothing but a "stolen product", a new authorised biography reveals
posted by: Sean F, 23:01 AEST, Sat August 6, 2011
UltraViolet coming via Warner's 'Horrible Bosses' and 'Green Latern', and access to the UV cloud will be done through Flixster. Also, HBO Go is coming to game consoles and other Internet connected devices
posted by: Anne N, 17:33 AEST, Tue June 7, 2011
Want to turn your pirated music collection into a legal iTunes library? Apple's new iTunes Match service promises to do just that
posted by: Sean F, 21:31 AEST, Tue May 10, 2011
The review for PowerDVD 11 has just been posted
posted by: Jason F, 20:29 AEST, Thu April 21, 2011
More iPhone 5 rumours as supplier says it could be shipping in September, while a new scandal surfaces that involves the iPhone and iPad secretly storing your travel locations
posted by: Sean F, 12:01 AEDT, Tue March 8, 2011
Apple is allegedly in negotiations with major music labels to add a long time missing feature to the iTunes music store - the ability to re-download your purchases
posted by: Sean F, 19:40 AEDT, Thu February 17, 2011
In this opinion piece, we look at Nokia's recently announced alliance with Microsoft, and why it's a great idea
posted by: Sean F, 17:09 AEDT, Fri February 11, 2011
Apple's strict restrictions for publishing on iTunes has some companies and publishers, like Sony, up in revolt
posted by: Sean F, 13:49 AEDT, Tue February 1, 2011
Google's Android is now officially the most popular operating system for smartphones, beating long time champion Nokia Symbian for the first time
posted by: Sean F, 12:03 AEDT, Thu January 20, 2011
Apple's COO hints at the fact that the iPad is stealing sales away from netbooks and laptops, even in Apple's own range
posted by: Sean F, 16:09 AEDT, Thu January 13, 2011
Security firm Trend Micro says that Android phones are more vulnerable to viruses than Apple iOS devices
posted by: Sean F, 13:27 AEDT, Mon January 10, 2011
50,000 hacked iTunes accounts are put up for sale on a Chinese auction website
posted by: Sean F, 12:35 AEDT, Mon January 3, 2011
A software bug in the iPhone alarm clock causes havoc around the world
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:28 AEDT, Wed December 15, 2010
Slingplayer Mobile for the iPhone and iPod touch has been updated to version 2.0 and can now stream high quality video and has
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:45 AEDT, Tue November 9, 2010
Hasbro is selling an add-on that will let iPhone and iPod touch owners view 3D images
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:52 AEDT, Sat November 6, 2010
Hulu Plus, a premium Web-based video streaming service, is now available to the public so you can stream to your iPhone and/or PS3
posted by: Jonathan M, 13:10 AEDT, Thu November 4, 2010
Skyfire browser "WAS" coming for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and it can transcode flash to HTML5 video
posted by: Jonathan M, 10:41 AEDT, Tue November 2, 2010
The developers of Videolan have sent Apple a formal notification of copyright infringement regarding VLC in the iTunes App Store
posted by: Jonathan M, 09:31 AEDT, Tue October 26, 2010
VLC is a very simple free multimedia player that will play almost any video file you throw at it and its now available for your iPhone or
posted by: Jonathan M, 10:28 AEST, Wed September 29, 2010
The remote app that was first made for the original iPhone undergoes an update that makes it compatible with the extra screen area of the iPad, Apple TV, and the
posted by: Jonathan M, 08:58 AEST, Tue September 21, 2010
VLC for the iPad has been approved and is now available for download from the App Store
posted by: Jonathan M, 11:25 AEST, Thu September 9, 2010
The iOS 4.1 Software Update is the first major update to iOS 4, bringing Game Center, improved photography, high dynamic range photography, and
posted by: Jonathan M, 11:47 AEST, Fri August 27, 2010
Starting today Netflix customers can watch the “Watch Instantly†library on their iPhones and iPod touches
posted by: Jonathan M, 13:28 AEST, Tue August 10, 2010
The U-Verse Mobile app that lets you set your DVR and download TV shows to watch is officially available for the iPhone and
posted by: Jonathan M, 21:48 AEST, Sat August 7, 2010
It appears that Apple is toying around with "Try Before You Buy" apps in the Apple App Store by offering a "paid version" & a "Lite" version
posted by: Jonathan M, 13:06 AEST, Thu August 5, 2010
Dish Network has said it will soon let subscribers watch its satellite TV programs on their mobile devices such as the iPad or iPhone for free
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:43 AEST, Fri July 16, 2010
Apple has released an update to the software powering its iPhone that claims to more accurately display signal strength
posted by: Jonathan M, 13:38 AEST, Wed June 30, 2010
Hulu's monthly subscription service has arrived and brings with it all of the features we've heard rumors about for months like HD streaming and
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:42 AEST, Thu June 17, 2010
The update adds quite a few performance enhancements but most notably the support for Apple's new iPhone 4 and allows syncing books to iPhones and
posted by: Jonathan M, 05:44 AEST, Tue June 15, 2010
Pre-sales of Apple's latest iPhone start tomorrow, and there are will be plenty of places to pick one up including Wally World
posted by: Jonathan M, 13:25 AEST, Tue May 25, 2010
Wal-Mart announced tonight that it would sell the iPhone 3GS for only $97 starting Tuesday which is less than half of the current retail price
posted by: Jonathan M, 09:15 AEST, Thu May 6, 2010
It is now being rumored from the iPhone's OS 4 SDK that it will be capable of recording 720p high definition video
posted by: Jonathan M, 11:25 AEST, Tue April 20, 2010
Verizon is now giving its customers even more control over their FiOS DVRs by allowing them to remotely program them through their mobile devices
posted by: Jonathan M, 04:12 AEST, Fri April 16, 2010
It would appear Boxee is looking for a app developer for the iPhone and iPad to gets its media streaming software out to more
posted by: Jonathan M, 11:49 AEST, Tue April 13, 2010
MobiTV is offering a free application for the iPhone that allows users to stream ABC News, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and
posted by: Jonathan M, 14:20 AEDT, Fri March 12, 2010
DoubleTwist is now capable of syncing with your iPhone & iPod Touch (bye bye iTunes) thanks to DVD Jon's reverse engineering skills
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:52 AEDT, Thu February 18, 2010
A new app called Air Video lets you stream video from your computer to your iPhone without using iTunes
posted by: Jonathan M, 11:25 AEDT, Wed February 17, 2010
Apple is trying to crack down on iPhone hacking by banning hackers iTunes accounts
posted by: Jonathan M, 11:39 AEDT, Fri February 5, 2010
AT&T announced today that it will allow Sling Media’s iPhone app to run on its 3G network delivering live, streaming TV, as well as
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:46 AEDT, Sat January 30, 2010
Hulu chief Jason Kilarmade made it clear that the TV streaming service will "embrace any device" and won't lock itself into
posted by: Jonathan M, 08:44 AEDT, Tue January 5, 2010
With the help a $50 accessory, you too can turn your handy iPhone into a universal remote to control all of your home entertainment devices
posted by: Jonathan M, 06:42 AEDT, Tue December 29, 2009
The new Qik iPhone application, Qik Live, can finally stream live video over a 3G connection
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:47 AEDT, Wed December 23, 2009
EyeTV is a streaming TV provider is a web application that allows you to watch TV over 3G using
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:49 AEDT, Tue November 10, 2009
RadioShack will begin selling the iPhone this month in their Dallas-Forth Worth and New York City store
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:26 AEDT, Tue November 10, 2009
The iPod Touch & the iPhone will soon get HD radio thanks to the new application from iBiquity Digital
posted by: Jonathan M, 09:56 AEST, Tue September 29, 2009
Apple said today that iPhone and iPod touch users have now downloaded 2 billion apps from the App Store that features over
posted by: Jonathan M, 11:08 AEST, Tue September 22, 2009
Netflix goes on record saying that it will come to the mobile market, including the iPhone, but only after it conquerers bigger fish in the sea
posted by: Jonathan M, 09:33 AEST, Sat August 29, 2009
Out with the old in with the new says Flixster as they launch their new version of "Movies" for the iPhone to read about or review new hit movies
posted by: Jonathan M, 10:02 AEST, Tue August 25, 2009
RealNetworks has submitted its Rhapsody music service application to Apple for approval to let subscribers access over 8 million
posted by: Jonathan M, 13:14 AEST, Sat August 15, 2009
Apple has sumitted a subpoena to "DVD" Jon Lech Johansen over his "doubleTwist" application and how the new app opens the market to all brands of phones
posted by: Jonathan M, 12:46 AEST, Fri August 14, 2009
Roku owners are now able to stream live and pre-recorded on their Roku device via a free update
posted by: Jonathan M, 05:02 AEST, Fri August 7, 2009
When Apple released the 16GB & 32GB iPhone 3GS in June, it meant the older 8GB 3G was receiving a price cut down to just $99
posted by: Jonathan M, 11:26 AEST, Tue August 4, 2009
Netflix may soon be streaming movies and TV shows straight to your a iPhone or iPod Touch
posted by: Jonathan M, 10:20 AEST, Tue July 21, 2009
Universal Studios announced today its plans to deliver a large amount of touch-enabled iPhone and iPod features to Blu-ray discs
posted by: Jonathan M, 14:14 AEST, Sat July 4, 2009
The same guy who hacked into the original iPhone has done it again with the new iPhone 3GS
posted by: Jonathan M, 13:34 AEST, Tue June 9, 2009
Except for he isn't breaking CSS on DVDs this time, he has made a program that allows you to manage all your media files on a variety of devices including
posted by: Jonathan M, 13:14 AEST, Tue June 9, 2009
Apple has just announced its newest iPhone 3G S that has twice the processing power to download all your favorite movies and
There are more news items in the News Archive section... |